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I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about."

- Rumi

Give your self a gift for life.

Join the original 8 week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program for the first time right here in Kuwait.

Learn to meet stress by cultivating the wisdom of your own body and mind with mindfulness meditation.

The Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program consists of 27 hours direct guiding of 2,5 hours session one time pr. week and a full silent retreat day. Together we will practice mindful eating, sitting meditation, the body scan, walking meditation, gentle standing and lying yoga and a few communication exercises. As a participant you are willing to practice one hour of homework daily during the 8 weeks. The homework consists of mainly listening to meditation recordings.

“It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.

It is only love that can give us insight into what is real and what is important.

And so a radical act of love makes sense - love for life and for the emergence of one’s truest self”

Jon Kabat-Zinn

About Mai Miles Frandsen

Dear friends in Kuwait,

I am a Mental Health Nurse and qualifed MBSR teacher trained at The Umass Medical School Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society.

I come from Denmark and currently living happily here in Kuwait with my husband Niels. Together we have 3 children, our oldest daughter lives in Denmark.

I am qualified to teach MBSR and on the journey to be certified. I have taught the 8 week MBSR program 8 times the past two years.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a systematic educational 8 week program which uses intensive training in mindfulness meditation as the core to teach people how to take better care of themselves and live a healthier and more adaptive life. The MBSR program is 40 years old this year and is founded by professor in Medicine Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD. University of Massachusetts Medical Center in 1979. The program is one of the most widely researched mind-body interventions in the world.

The center has pioneered the integration of mindfulness meditation into mainstream medicine, healthcare, in schools, prisons, athletic training programs and in workplaces. MBSR is secular and evidence-based.

MBSR is a educational program and not an alternative to traditional medicine. MBSR is not therapy either.

I love MBSR because we all have so much wisdom witin if we dare quiet the mind.

In MBSR you are given some tools and may discover your own way to meet life stress in a healthier way.

I teach the 8 week MBSR in our home in Al Salam (close to Surra) and also offer to host classes or workshops at workplaces, hospitals or in private homes. Send me a private message if interested.

Experience:

Al Shaheed Park: I have been offering free drop-in mindfulness sessions in one of my favorite places here in Kuwait in beautiful Al Shaheed Park the past two years. Next classeswill be announced on Al Shaheed webpage and Instagram.

Hospitals: Hosted drop-in-classes for the wonderful medical staff at the public hospitals Mubarak Hospital and Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Hospital.

I am touched by the warmth welcoming and openness from both the Kuwaiti people and the expats living here. I feel very humble and grateful.

To teach mindfulness is not a protected title however to teach MBSR is. As a qualified MBSR teacher I am still joining several trainings, supervision and retreats over many years. I respectfully follow the MBSR curriculum and ethical guidelines. For me it is essential to do no harm.

If you suffer from depression or other mental imbalance or physical ilness kindly consult with your doctor, therapist or psychiatrist before joining the program. If you recently experienced a major loss in your life I suggest you wait and give your self some time before joining this program.

You can also join online live class through Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society.

Next MBSR here in Kuwait will be in October. Dates will be announced soon.

Address: Villa 8. Street 608. Al Salam block 6 (close to Surra area)

Kindly send me an email or call me on 96961047 if you want to register.

Price:

The orientation session is free. I am asking for a donation only 100 KD (or less or nothing f you have a low income, unemployed or are a student) for the entire 8 week MBSR program. The donation will contribute to my further education and supervision. Donation and amount is voluntary and can be given in class one.

I warmly welcome you to join this silent journey and look forward meet you.